Don’t let your doubts hold you back from your potential. Turning “what if…” into reality can take you down a path that find you success. Having that courage to go out and TRY is a huge step forward. I chat with Lisa Treadwell, a Senior Business Analyst who then went to trucking school, on how she takes those big strides in her life to find that success.
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Lisa Treadwell – Boss Lady
Lisa is the QUEEN of pursuing those “What if…” ideas and making them into reality. Lisa is a Senior Business Analysis hailing from Chicago who take challenges head on an isn’t afraid to overcome her fears. Recently, Lisa took on the challenge of becoming a truck driver after many years as a Business Analysis. She planned on pursuing a trucking career to learn the ins-and-outs about trucking to one day own/operate her own logistics company.
She has shown time and time again that pushing through that barrier of ‘what if’ has success on the other side. Her resilience and drive to go after her goals and blaze her own path is inspiring. I talk to her the process and ideas she goes through when she looks at something and says “What if…”, because more often than not, she’s going to accomplish that goal.
Her History
- In the mid 2000s, she was off-on short term contracts
- Spiritual motivation
- Chicago was not working as expected, moved to Charlotte, NC on a whim
- Learned within 6-months did not like Charlotte
- Finished Masters degree
- Moved back to Chicago, but soon moved to Ga
- Joined CDC contract
- Epiphany: in order to gain some control in her life, she sought creating a company
- Get license for Trucking to start own trucking company
- Passed license course first time!
- Planned and put into motion to go out on the road for about a year
- Lasted 4 months: learned a lot in the process
- Shifted goals to focus on Dump-trucks versus 18-wheelers
- Refined goals to be more specific
What motivates you
- Reduce risk
- False sense of security with a single company
- Control your income
- Unlimited potential income
- Self motivated rewards
- Long term – End life goals
Suggestions on pushing through the negativity
- Naysayers will be around and you can’t let them get to you
- Can’t let fears stopping you from your dreams
- Spiritual strength
- Looking where you cam from to where you are now
- Being realistic with your goals
Setting goals
- Make sure your goals are measurable
- Short term, medium term, and long term
- Write your goals down!
- Progress up the ladder
- Review your goals
- Focus on what you want to do
When to put things in motion
- Support from friends and family
- Financial safety net